Thunderblood Knucklechains

Recipe

Crafted atBlack Forgelevel 4

• 1× Nord Knucklechains
• 20× Bloodgold
• 1× Thunderblood Essence

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Bloodgold Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	122 Blunt45 Lightning	5	400	4	1× Nord Knucklechains20× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
2	122 Blunt50 Lightning8 Slash	6	450	5	10× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
3	122 Blunt55 Lightning16 Slash	7	500	6	20× Bloodgold2× Thunderblood Essence
4	122 Blunt60 Lightning24 Slash	8	550	7	40× Bloodgold4× Thunderblood Essence

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Hits to kill in the Swamp

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Skeleton	40	186.9	1	1
Blob	50	199.5	1	1
Leech	60	144.2	1	2
Draugr	100	144.2	1	3
Wraith	100	93.1	2	4
Oozer	150	199.5	1	3
Draugr Elite	200	144.2	2	5
Writhan	400	109.9	4	11
Abomination	800	101.5	8	24
Bonemass	5,000	178.5	29	—

Level 4 Thunderblood Knucklechains, primary attack, skill 50 (each hit rolls 55–85% of the damage), after each creature's resistances. Try other levels and skills in the damage calculator.

Compared with similar weapons

Item	Damage	Max level	Stamina	Weight
Paws of the Bear	25	37	6	2
Flesh Rippers	60	72	10	2
Vilebone Maulclaws	80	92	12	2
Nord Knucklechains	114	138	14	2
Thunderblood Knucklechains	167	206	14	2
Frostfire Knucklechains	180	222	14	2

Thunderblood Knucklechains in other languages

From the game's own localization files (16 languages).